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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 4, 1969
Decision: Monday, June 2, 1969
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Plea Bargaining

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Boykin, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Due Process
Wrote the majority opinion
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Harlan's dissent
Black
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Full Opinion by Justice William O. Douglas

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The Oyez Project, Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_642/>
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